YBA Workforce NOW Scholarships
In alignment with our efforts to build the future of the skilled trade industry and help students explore career paths, the YBA Workforce NOW Foundation offers scholarship opportunities for students who plan to build a career in the skilled trades, and students that are dependents of York Builders Association members.
Our scholarship sponsors make the Trades Scholarship, Tool Scholarship, and YBA Member Scholarship possible.
Hundreds of students have been awarded scholarships through the YBA Workforce NOW program since its inception.
The Scholarship Process
Students must complete an application for the specific scholarship they are interested in. Scholarship applications are typically accepted until April 1 every year. YBA Workforce NOW Foundation Scholarship applications have eligibility requirements, including student information, references, essay questions, transcripts, etc. The Scholarship Committee reviews all submissions and selects recipients. Students may be required to attend an interview. Scholarship recipients will be notified by early May.
Note: Students may only apply for one scholarship through the YBA Workforce NOW Foundation.
Building the Future
Scholarship Opportunities
For additional details regarding the YBA Workforce NOW Foundation Scholarship Program, please get in touch with Melissa Longenberger at 717-767-2444 or Melissa@YBAworkforcenow.org.
Trades Scholarship
The YBA Workforce NOW Foundation Trades Scholarship is intended for high school seniors who plan to enroll in a postsecondary institution or program focused on the construction trades such as apprenticeships or registered training programs.
The committee typically awards up to three scholarships in this category each year.
Tool Scholarship
High school students graduating from a York County, PA high school who plan to build a career in the skilled trades are eligible for the YBA Workforce NOW Foundation Tool Scholarship.
YBA Member Scholarship
To be eligible for the YBA Member Scholarship, students must be a dependent of a York Builders Association member in good standing or a dependent of an employee of a member company. Contact the York Builders Association office with questions regarding eligibility. Grandchildren of York Builders Association members are eligible. The student can be a high school senior in a school other than one located in York County.
The committee typically awards up to three scholarships in this category each year.
